NCG Top 100s Scotland 2023: Introducing our new No 1!

NCG Top 100s Scotland 2023: Introducing our new No 1!

Our illustrious panel has crowned a new best golf course in Scotland. Let NCG Top 100s chairman Dan Murphy be your guide

Browse The NCG Top 100s

NCG Top 100s Scotland 2023

What are the top three golf courses in Scotland?

What are the top three golf courses in Scotland?

The NCG Top 100s panel pick out their favourite trio from the Home of Golf

NCG Top 100s


NCG Top 100s: Take a deep dive inside our list of Scotland's best courses

NCG Top 100s: Take a deep dive inside our list of Scotland's best courses

Panel chairman Dan Murphy joins Steve Carroll in a special edition of the NCG Top 100s podcast where they discuss the newly released rankings for Scotland's top golf courses

NCG Top 100s


How we put together our NCG Top 100s Scotland list

How we put together our NCG Top 100s Scotland list

Meet the 19 golfers who ranked Scotland's golf courses and the methodology we use to determine positions

NCG Top 100s


Thanks for the memories, if not your putting, George

Thanks for the memories, if not your putting, George

George Oldham was many things, and a golf writer was merely one of them. Time spent in his company was always rewarding and often full of surprises

NCG Top 100s


Sam Cooper: My Scotland links Dream 18

Sam Cooper: My Scotland links Dream 18

NCG Top 100s panellist Sam Cooper has been on a remarkable journey over the last three years during which he has played every single links course in Scotland, We challenged him to create a composite links course. But there's a twist...

NCG Top 100s


From Open champion to legendary architect: The story of Willie Park Jr

From Open champion to legendary architect: The story of Willie Park Jr

NCG Top 100s panellist and author Michael Atkinson explores the role the two-time Open winner played in shaping some of Scotland's finest golf courses

NCG Top 100s


'What I believe in golf architecture is first and foremost that courses were found instead of created'

'What I believe in golf architecture is first and foremost that courses were found instead of created'

Architect and Rolex testimonee Gil Hanse recalls the formative months of his career in Scotland in the 1980s and tells Dan Murphy that what he saw still serve him as guiding principles to this day

NCG Top 100s


How Dumbarnie built a genuine links with a modern twist

How Dumbarnie built a genuine links with a modern twist

Clive Clark enjoyed stellar amateur and professional careers before turning his hand to architecture. Now living in California, he returned to Britain to design Dumbarnie, the Fife links that he also part-owns. We sat down with him

NCG Top 100s


Playing the original 12 holes at Prestwick

Playing the original 12 holes at Prestwick

Back in October 1860, the first Open Championship was conducted in Ayrshire over a 12-hole layout that no longer exists – or at least it didn't until Prestwick uncovered it once more

NCG Top 100s


What are the most underrated golf courses in Scotland?

What are the most underrated golf courses in Scotland?

Dan Murphy and the NCG Top 100s panel enjoyed the most pleasant of surprises when researching the Scotland 2023 ranking. Here are their favourites

NCG Top 100s



The golf courses you MUST play in 2023

The golf courses you MUST play in 2023

Where did the NCG team play this year and where are we going next? If you're after ideas, you've come to the right place

Courses and Travel


WIN! Incredible prizes with the NCG Top 100s Tour

WIN! Incredible prizes with the NCG Top 100s Tour

The NCG Top 100s Tour is back and bigger than ever – and the winner will be jetting off on a one-in-a-lifetime golf holiday

Competitions



NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

Our experts have been to all corners of the British Isles to rank their finest tracks. Allow Dan Murphy to be your guide

NCG Top 100s

More Top 100s

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in England

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in England

by Dan Murphy

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland

by Dan Murphy

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Ireland

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Ireland

by

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Wales

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Wales

by

The Masters field: Who's headed to Augusta?

The Masters field: Who's headed to Augusta?

by Matt Chivers

Amateur golfer wins prestigious trophy after most bizarre possible start

Amateur golfer wins prestigious trophy after most bizarre possible start

by Matt Chivers

FootJoy Fuel Sport golf shoes review

FootJoy Fuel Sport golf shoes review

by Matt Chivers

High-handicap golfers are dominating club competitions – but not for the reasons you think

High-handicap golfers are dominating club competitions – but not for the reasons you think

by Steve Carroll

FootJoy Stratos golf shoes review

FootJoy Stratos golf shoes review

by Matt Chivers

Under Armour HOVR Tour SL Wide golf shoes review

Under Armour HOVR Tour SL Wide golf shoes review

by Matt Chivers

What is thatch on a putting green?

What is thatch on a putting green?

by Steve Carroll

Valero Texas Open betting tips

Valero Texas Open betting tips

by Tom Jacobs

What is the Butler Cabin at Augusta?

What is the Butler Cabin at Augusta?

by Matt Chivers

Callaway Supersoft golf ball review

Callaway Supersoft golf ball review

by Steve Carroll

What's in Celine Boutier's bag?

What's in Celine Boutier's bag?

by Hannah Holden

Sandy Lyle calls time on Hall of Fame career

Sandy Lyle calls time on Hall of Fame career

by Alex Perry

NCG's Top 100 Value Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

NCG's Top 100 Value Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

From the Scottish Highlands to Kent, South Wales to North Yorkshire, we proudly present our Value Top 100. How many have you played?

NCG Top 100s

Top 100 Value Golf Courses

How we calculated our Great Britain Value Top 100 ranking

How we calculated our Great Britain Value Top 100 ranking

by Dan Murphy

What's the best value you've ever got out of a round of golf?

What's the best value you've ever got out of a round of golf?

by Alex Perry, Dan Murphy, Steve Carroll & Hannah Holden

The best affordable golf courses in GB&I

The best affordable golf courses in GB&I

by Chris Bertram

20 for '20: The affordable overseas courses you need to play this year

20 for '20: The affordable overseas courses you need to play this year

by Chris Bertram

Best golf accessories

Best golf accessories

by Ben Outhwaite

Best golf travel bags

Best golf travel bags

by Ben Outhwaite

New Balance Fresh Foam PaceSL BOA golf shoes review

New Balance Fresh Foam PaceSL BOA golf shoes review

by Matt Chivers

The Slam: Should Team Europe be worried about another Ryder Cup thrashing?

The Slam: Should Team Europe be worried about another Ryder Cup thrashing?

by Alex Perry & Matt Chivers

Callaway Chrome Soft X golf ball review

Callaway Chrome Soft X golf ball review

by Jack Backhouse

Got a dodgy drop and want a 'test run'? Here's what the rules say

Got a dodgy drop and want a 'test run'? Here's what the rules say

by Steve Carroll

Another albatross at the LPGA Drive On Championship!

Another albatross at the LPGA Drive On Championship!

by NCG

'Pathetic!' PGA Tour under fire for latest LIV snub

'Pathetic!' PGA Tour under fire for latest LIV snub

by NCG

Bio Kim heading to Hoylake as rollercoaster career continues

Bio Kim heading to Hoylake as rollercoaster career continues

by Alex Perry

Tom Watson-designed golf course to open in Augusta

Tom Watson-designed golf course to open in Augusta

by NCG

How far have the LIV golfers fallen in the world rankings?

How far have the LIV golfers fallen in the world rankings?

by Matt Chivers

2023 LPGA schedule and results

2023 LPGA schedule and results

by NCG info

NCG's Top 100 Fun Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

NCG's Top 100 Fun Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland

The NCG Top 100s panel have compiled a list of GB&I's most fun golf courses – and it might have been the toughest yet

NCG Top 100s

Top 100 Fun Golf Courses

What do tour pros consider 'fun' in a golf course?

What do tour pros consider 'fun' in a golf course?

by Chris Bertram

Dougherty: 'A fun course isn't necessarily easy'

Dougherty: 'A fun course isn't necessarily easy'

by Nick Dougherty

'Variety, quirkiness, unfairness' – architect Frank Pont's essentials of a fun course

'Variety, quirkiness, unfairness' – architect Frank Pont's essentials of a fun course

by Chris Bertram

What makes a course fun? Our experts have the answers

What makes a course fun? Our experts have the answers

by Chris Bertram

2023 DP World Tour schedule and results

2023 DP World Tour schedule and results

by NCG info

2023 PGA Tour schedule and results

2023 PGA Tour schedule and results

by NCG

Rory McIlroy schedule and results: Where will he play next?

Rory McIlroy schedule and results: Where will he play next?

by NCG info

Ryder Cup standings: Who's headed to Rome?

Ryder Cup standings: Who's headed to Rome?

by NCG info

World Golf Rankings: Who's in the top 10?

World Golf Rankings: Who's in the top 10?

by NCG info

WIN! A limited edition Cobra x Palm Tree Crew driver

WIN! A limited edition Cobra x Palm Tree Crew driver

by NCG

From the Clubhouse: We talk WHS with England Golf's Head of Handicapping James Luke

From the Clubhouse: We talk WHS with England Golf's Head of Handicapping James Luke

by Steve Carroll & Tom Irwin

Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball review

Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball review

by Jack Backhouse

Breaking the Mold: Discover Golf's Most Notorious Players

Breaking the Mold: Discover Golf's Most Notorious Players

by NCG

My opponent moved a rake while a ball was in motion – is it a penalty?

My opponent moved a rake while a ball was in motion – is it a penalty?

by Steve Carroll

Callaway Tour Series Adapt golf shoes review

Callaway Tour Series Adapt golf shoes review

by Steve Carroll

Adidas Solarmotion BOA golf shoes review

Adidas Solarmotion BOA golf shoes review

by Steve Carroll

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Continental Europe

NCG's Top 100 Golf Courses in Continental Europe

This is the most authoritative list of the finest courses in mainland Europe, by the most widely-travelled panel. Spanning 19 countries, expect plenty of historic courses with enduring charm, but also some jaw-dropping modern masterpieces

NCG Top 100s